DETROIT -- Jason Jones had two words to describe the Detroit Lions' demolition of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Thursday.

"Mission accomplished," he said.

Jason Jones was part of a Detroit defensive line that made things uncomfortable for the Patriots.Mike Mulholland | MLive.com

Detroit features one of the NFL's most feared defensive lines, and it torpedoed the Patriots' offensive line en route to a commanding 40-9 preseason win at Ford Field.

Jones had three tackles for loss, including two sacks of Brady. Nick Fairley, Ndamukong Suh and Willie Young each hit the future Hall-of-Famer as well.

And that turned out to be key. Brady completed 13-of-16 passes without pressure, but just 3-of-8 when pressured. And the pressure came on 10 of his 26 dropbacks.

He was 16-of-24 passing overall, after misfiring on just one pass in each of his first two games.

"They have a great front," Brady said. "I mean, they have some guys that can really rush the quarterback and put a lot of pressure on the ball.

"You're not going to have time to sit back there an survey the field the whole time. They have guys that can rush the quarterback, that are disruptive in the run game, in the pass game. It's never been easy against the Lions."

Jones said the line was trying to send a message. As he said, mission accomplished.

"Everyone's eye was on the Patriots, not us," he said. "But it's cool. We did our thing.

"Watching the game, people can see what kind of talent we have on the defensive line. And man, we're not even playing with (safety Louis) Delmas right now. He's going to add another dimension to our team."

Delmas, troubled by a sore left knee, made his preseason debut against New England. He played two series, and came up with one fumble recovery.

The starting unit forced four turnovers overall, clearly taking New England out of its rhythm. And that disruption started up front with Jones, Suh and Fairley.

"They are doing a hell of a job," Suh said of Jones and end Israel Idonije. "I told J.J. when he got his second sack that I had a double team. But the thing is, that's beautiful, because I get to watch him make the play because I am pushing two guys back and he is right in my field of vision.

"It is something beautiful to see. That gives me opportunities for sacks. We are going to meet at the quarterback."